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President Donald Trump said on Friday he would “pretty soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory once Iran is defeated, escalating rhetoric over the blocked waterway as the war between Washington and Tehran nears its sixth month. Speaking at a rally in Garden City, New York, Trump stated, “After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States. We have the blockade. No ships get through unless we want them to.”
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi rejected the claim in a post on X on Saturday, asserting, “The Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian. This strait will only be closed and opened under Iran’s command, and as long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and cease your fanciful delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade.”
The White House later clarified that Trump’s remarks were made in jest, according to a senior official cited by The Wall Street Journal and other U.S. media . The official added that Trump had not consulted advisors on the matter, despite his assertion that Washington maintains an effective blockade of the strait.
Before the war, the Strait of Hormuz carried about a fifth of the world’s oil and LNG exports, but ship-tracking data from Kpler showed only two vessels transited the waterway on Friday, with no crude oil shipments visible. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Shahrara News on Saturday that Washington must meet Tehran’s conditions for shipping to resume, stating, “We did not have a ceasefire in the first place that we would now want to extend. We had ‘the end of the war,’ and now there is a new situation.”
Trump also addressed rising U.S. fuel costs, telling the crowd that Americans must accept higher gas prices to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline was about $4.08 on Friday, up 29 percent from a year earlier, according to the American Automobile Association .
A June memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, which required Tehran to reopen the strait and forgo nuclear weapons development in exchange for lifted sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade removal, collapsed after Iranian attacks on shipping in July prompted renewed U.S. strikes and a reinstated blockade of Iranian ports.
On Saturday, the Taliban marked five years in power in Afghanistan with public celebrations in Kabul, while aid groups warned of worsening humanitarian conditions and restrictions, particularly for women . The Taliban government has sought to reopen diplomatic ties with the U.S., including calls for the reopening of the U.S. embassy and American investment, though international recognition remains limited.
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Iran-US war latest: Tehran tells Trump to accept the reality of defeat and Hormuz will remain closed The US president says America will also hit Iran hard economically as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end a nearly six-month conflict
independent · about 9 hours ago
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aljazeera · about 9 hours ago
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digi24 · about 9 hours ago
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independent · about 9 hours ago
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aljazeera · about 9 hours ago
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mastodon bot · about 9 hours ago
🌍 Iran has fired back at US President Donald Trumps claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy waterway it has blockaded "will remain Iranian". u.afp.com/SHLx
bluesky_AFP English · about 9 hours ago
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cyprus mail · about 9 hours ago
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la vanguardia · about 9 hours ago
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telegram_Intel Slava · about 9 hours ago
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lexpress · about 9 hours ago
Vita huset: Trump skämtade om Hormuzsundet Donald Trump har hotat att göra Hormuzsundet till amerikanskt territorium när konflikten med Iran är över. Men efter mothugg från Iran meddelar Vita Huset att Trump skämtat.
dagens nyheter · about 9 hours ago
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thejournal · about 9 hours ago
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aljazeera · about 9 hours ago
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telegram_OSINTdefender · about 10 hours ago
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digi24 · about 10 hours ago
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postimees · about 10 hours ago
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yenisafak · about 10 hours ago
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der standard · about 10 hours ago
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telegram_Intel Slava · about 10 hours ago
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expansion · about 10 hours ago
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain Iranian after Trump warning Speaking in New York on Friday, Trump, with a chuckle, said: "Pretty soon Ill be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States."
euronews · about 10 hours ago
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